Ethereum Foundation

The Ethereum Foundation has begun converting 5,000 ETH—roughly $10 million—into the stablecoin DAI. The transaction appears to be part of a treasury diversification strategy aimed at preserving funding for long-term development.

The Ethereum Foundation's new Mandate—modeled on ideas from the Milady NFT community—required members to sign by the end of the day or leave, triggering sharp criticism on X. The move has raised questions about governance and staff retention at the organization that stewards ETH development.

The Ethereum Foundation said it sold 5,000 ETH—about $10.2 million—to Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies on Saturday. The move reduces the foundation’s on‑chain holdings while signaling institutional demand for ETH.

Tomasz Stańczak will leave his role as co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation at the end of February 2026 after a one-year tenure. Leadership will transition to Bastian Aue, who will serve alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang.

Vitalik Buterin transferred roughly $29 million in ETH to the Ethereum Foundation amid a crypto market downturn and urged broad network upgrades aimed at improving scalability and security. The move highlights a renewed focus on funding protocol development during a period of market stress.

The Ethereum Foundation has committed $2 million to strengthen the network's core cryptography and is backing a new security effort; developers will hold biweekly sessions on quantum‑resistant transaction design. The move aims to prepare the protocol for future quantum risks and speed coordinated upgrades.

The Ethereum Foundation has proposed the Ethereum Interop Layer (EIL) to reduce fragmentation across Layer 2 networks, aiming to improve cross-rollup communication and lower friction as throughput and adoption climb.